tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post5553061117882502551..comments2023-09-05T09:06:09.136-05:00Comments on Atop the Fourth Wall: All-Star Batman and Robin #1 and 2Lewis Lovhaughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-39163714042361488202014-03-25T00:52:21.840-05:002014-03-25T00:52:21.840-05:00Ok, I have to post part of a passage from a book.
...Ok, I have to post part of a passage from a book.<br /><br />"The orchestra plays a lively air. The massive curtains part. A tall, handsome military figure strides on to the stage. He bows. This tall, handsome, military man bows. He is Prince Otto of Saxe-Pfennig, General of the Army of Germany. One of our conquerors.<br />"He begins to speak. 'Ladies and gentlemen.' This man, this general, says, 'Ladies and gentlemen.'<br />"But no more. No more. No more. Nothing more. No more. He says, 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' but no more.<br />"And why does he say no more? Has he finished his turn? Is that all he does? Are his eight hundred and seventy-five pounds a week paid him for saying, 'Ladies and Gentlemen'?<br />"No!<br />"He would say more. He has more to say. This is only the beginning.<br />This tall, handsome man has all his music still within him.<br />"Why, then, does he say no more? Why does he say 'Ladies and Gentlemen,' but no more? No more. Only that. No more. Nothing more. No more.<br />...<br />A tomato shatters itself on the Prince's right eye. An over-ripe tomato.<br />"...Three eggs and a cat sail through the air. Falling short, they drop on to the orchestra. These eggs! This cat! They fall on the conductor and the second trombone. They fall like the gentle dew from Heaven upon the place beneath. That cat! Those eggs!"<br /><br />The above was actually a satire (written in 1914) but it sounds EXACTLY like what Mr. Miller's writing here.Madeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117625402619470834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-55754462913111299472014-02-07T20:00:17.923-06:002014-02-07T20:00:17.923-06:00"Who the hell do you think I am?"
You&..."Who the hell do you think I am?"<br /><br /><br />You're definitely no Kamina, Bat-Steve, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-30815529527928797692013-09-07T21:27:50.546-05:002013-09-07T21:27:50.546-05:00so far this is my favorite review! hey if I can su...so far this is my favorite review! hey if I can suggest a comic: Deadpool kills the marvel universe.<br />mostly for the WHAT THE F!!! reaction you get while reading, that and deadpool is WAY to overpowered, or everyone else is way UNDERpowered. and a few other things. i wouldn't call it bad per se, but it would be better if a pro like you looked at it.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-50346722031312228972012-09-18T23:14:37.379-05:002012-09-18T23:14:37.379-05:00Rebekah Squair, audience member, bearing the brunt...Rebekah Squair, audience member, bearing the brunt of your righteous anger.<br />How I see your "feminism", is that it's not really feminism. It's just common sense. ^u^ I do have to thank you for it though. It's SO refreshing. <br />Also, thanks for the limitation on swearing. I, for one, really appreciate it.Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738281347269742156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-64315316944179921572012-03-18T21:24:46.086-05:002012-03-18T21:24:46.086-05:00Ok,wow. Robin might actually be retarded the way h...Ok,wow. Robin might actually be retarded the way he repeats his dialouge. I forgot, how old was he? To be fair he was better towards the end with his angsty "why did my parents die and live me with this psycho bit" and I guess he really had no choice but to go along with Crazy Steve (nice Drake and Josh reference by the way). The way Steve kept talking about the mission I though he was Skitzo or something, and Vicky was a waste of space. It's a shame with the great art too (Vicky and her ass aside).Alice V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-90072162913671712202012-03-16T18:26:10.409-05:002012-03-16T18:26:10.409-05:00@Sake Mangusto
You know, when you say about 20 mi...@Sake Mangusto<br /><br />You know, when you say about 20 minutes long review, that everything in it is wrong, one would think you would give atleast one reason why. Something being enjoyable for how shitty it is, doesn't make it any less shitty, if that is what you mean.<br /><br />Linkara seems to be reviewer in the first place and actor in the second one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-14008802387738969022012-02-01T03:34:29.813-06:002012-02-01T03:34:29.813-06:00"I don't really mind the sexism. She'..."I don't really mind the sexism. She's hot so who cares Am I right?"<br /><br />Yeah, I'll let him get away with that one too I guess. She doesn't get injured too badly by comic book standards, and she does actually care about doing the right thing, even if her "journalism" is more of a blogging style. It would have worked if she was a blogger in this universe.Ben Poundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031870163280795417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-7478026181482912972012-02-01T02:55:48.739-06:002012-02-01T02:55:48.739-06:00Remember that the Ultimate Marvel Hulk was canniba...Remember that the Ultimate Marvel Hulk was cannibalistic while the main universe one (almost) never killed anyone? I think this is the same idea. Also, Crazy Steve gets criticized in his own comic BY HIMSELF. He's supposed to be messed up, it's not a mistake. Also, I think they're aiming for more of a mystery plot here, so explaining the murder's motivations before it happens would not make sense. Granted, I've not read the book. <br /><br />In general, the problem is that people will only read comics about people they've heard of, and that means characters designed to entertain the children of the 1930s. Authors, getting tired of writing the same old things, try to change the characters' personalities, or exaggerate them.Ben Poundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031870163280795417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-26547172826612917822012-01-21T21:11:32.069-06:002012-01-21T21:11:32.069-06:00this is just a theroy but is it possible that mill...this is just a theroy but is it possible that miller is satierizing(yes its spelled wrong) batman and robin in general i mean the diloge is so stupid that its funny in a bad way "i fly i fly" say something else darnitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-75238150959948191102011-12-03T15:49:02.911-06:002011-12-03T15:49:02.911-06:00You know, the real insane one is Grant Morrison an...You know, the real insane one is Grant Morrison and not because is his fault, NO Sir !<br /><br />Straight out of the Bat (no pun intended) the Wachowski Brothers stolen all the ideas they had for The Matrix from The Invisibles and was around that time "Them" start to screwed Grant Morrison's mind.<br /><br />But at least this review makes me laugh everytime i watch and i thank you for that even considering everything you said about those issues wrong.<br /><br />It's a comic book, it's batshit insane, it's Frank Miller and who cares ? I enjoy it, i have fun with you and with Frank's writting, it's a win-win situation and unless any of you became a nazi all the sudden i'll still going to have fun with both.<br /><br />I just hope at some point you became a better actor and not the kind of one depending exclusively on monologues.Capt. Sake "Hancock" Mangustohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166807021470730746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-8977477426634629742011-02-18T13:33:32.219-06:002011-02-18T13:33:32.219-06:00I'm really excited now that you're going t...I'm really excited now that you're going to be doing a review of #3 and 4. I never picked up these issues — I read some from a friend's collection, so I can't remember if #3 or #4 has the scene with Bruce making Dick eat rats or shoving Alfred around (!!!!!!!! :o), but seriously, I would love to see your reaction to those scenes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-10863781881871775642011-02-02T12:55:20.184-06:002011-02-02T12:55:20.184-06:00I've got to say I laughed out loud when Vicki ...I've got to say I laughed out loud when Vicki is walking around her apartment in undies with no curtains. It's obviously just cheesecake but I thought about my dad, because he is convinced that no one can see in the windows at night so he doesn't have curtains either. I was just wondering if Viki is under the same strange false impression.TimeTravelerJessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-60186247401371773462011-01-16T12:35:15.617-06:002011-01-16T12:35:15.617-06:00CBRBeast said...
... wow.... glad I avoided All S...CBRBeast said...<br /><br />... wow.... glad I avoided All Star Batman & Robin and All Star Superman. I was originally going to get them, when it was rumored they'd be like Marvel's Ultimate line.<br /><br />Nonononononono. All Star Superman is, as Linkara put it, FREAKING BRILLIANT. Yeah, the rest of the All-Star series didn't really come off that well, and ASBAR is the worst thing about the line, but if you want something as far from this tripe as possible, All Star Supes is a great choice. Don't avoid it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-73959876932646069942010-10-18T03:59:49.030-05:002010-10-18T03:59:49.030-05:00So is there a volume 2 to all star Batman and robi...So is there a volume 2 to all star Batman and robin?? And what about some sequel miller is working on?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984306844516401835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-58930388284083512802010-09-25T23:19:38.778-05:002010-09-25T23:19:38.778-05:00When you point out that Robin wasn't facing th...When you point out that Robin wasn't facing the shooter when his parents were killed, and probably couldn't have seen him, you're forgetting something:<br />He was on stage, in a spotlight. The houselights were (probably) down. If he'd been looking straight at the shooter, he wouldn't have seen him. He'd have seen a spotlight.<br /><br />I liked Year One, but I'm no fan of Miller's work. For those who think of this as the 'Ultimate' version... I don't like Ultimate, either - for the same reason. It's so sleazy, I always feel like I need a shower after reading from it.<br /><br />- MikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-3844098162346892072010-08-11T18:23:06.834-05:002010-08-11T18:23:06.834-05:00Linkara,
What is your opinion regarding DC's...Linkara, <br /><br />What is your opinion regarding DC's decision to let Frank Miller wrap up All star Batman and Robin with 8 issues of "Dark Knight: Boy Wonder" in 2011? Also, will you consider reviewing the entire All-Star/Dark Knight issues if they get published?Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284225840866978551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-76429083653307873352010-02-02T11:00:19.914-06:002010-02-02T11:00:19.914-06:00While i Agree with most of what you're saying ...While i Agree with most of what you're saying and yes miller has lost gone off the deep end, you can't really say that there are no glimmer's of TDKR miller in this run (the joker choking the life out of that escort/ the final image of dick finally coming to terms with his folks dying and "crazy steve" realising that forcing Robin into being as cold and emotionless and borderline pyscho isn't the way to go). In short as a whole All star Batman and robin works well in spots, but in others.....ugh frank please try and get your spark backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-48922083002981845852010-01-19T17:41:19.222-06:002010-01-19T17:41:19.222-06:00To everyone who ever cried parody over this work.....To everyone who ever cried parody over this work...<br /><br />Poe's Law.<br /><br />Parody indistingushable from the geniune article to unbiased observers IS NOT PARODY. <br /><br />This review actually made me borrow a couple issues of ASBAR to see if it's as bad as people say. It is. You can't read parody out of the comic. You just can't. I've tested this with a few people who wouldn't know Frank Miller from my dog, and aside from being convinced that Frank Miller probably is my dog now, they assume this is supposed to be taken completely straight because there's no indication it's supposed to be a parody. You can only bring the parody concept with you and read it INTO the comic.<br /><br />(I'm currently trying to buy All-Star Superman, too, because I have faith in Linkara).NGTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-34734756081122173872009-12-30T22:30:20.715-06:002009-12-30T22:30:20.715-06:00I cannot bring myself to believe that this book is...I cannot bring myself to believe that this book is written in anything but some sort of self aware parody of Miller's own work. It is too ridiculous to not be intentional and I end up laughing every single time I page through an issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-28151530809061696432009-11-22T09:42:15.713-06:002009-11-22T09:42:15.713-06:00Ya, know, I have only been a short term Linkara fa...Ya, know, I have only been a short term Linkara fan, most of his videos I watched on a lazy Sunday <br />followed by Monday and a Tuesday when I had a cold, however I must say that this is the first time I have felt personally offended by the material that he rewied , sure you have ultra sexist shit like that teenage foxes comic, and borderline retarded stuff like the ultimate warrior comic, but hey lets face it, they are at least original creations, they are not pissing on old and beloved characters now are they?<br />(PS: pardon the crude language, but this comic deserves it!)<br /><br />Now, to be honest I have never read this book, but from Linkaras rewiev I can only despair, first of..why the hell make batman into a total psycho!? Sure he has always been a “driven” hero, in his earliest stories he even killed people, but he never kidnapped children and then smiled about it and verbally abused them when they objected! This is not the work of a hero, or even an anti hero, it’s the work of a pice of human garbage! <br /><br />And really “I’m the god dam Batman”? Batman does NOT say things like that! Batman is a tortured and dark soul, way to serious and dark minded to even consider using vulgar language!<br /><br />Oh, and lets not forget the sexism , Linkara already made a good point of why this is insulting to woman ( a point on witch I agree with all of my dead fish heart) however I want to say that it is also<br />Kinda insulting towards men! I mean, Frank Miller say “make them Drool” and “make a but shot”<br />So, Mr Miller, you actually consider every male out there to be at the mental level of the stereo type<br />Hormone driven pubescent 13 year old boy!? I want to say a very bad word that begins with F and ends with K to you, but I wont, that would be descending down to your level.<br /><br />Anyways, I don’t want to read this pice of shit, I’d rather remember batman as the good guy that took Robin in as an act of kindness and not as a pedo kidnapper.<br /><br />PS: want to read a good yet different batman comic? Read “Arkham asylum a serious house on serious earth” its wonderfull! J<br /><br />Ok, rant over (thank the gods)<br /><br />StianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-32856500679879433702009-11-21T00:15:54.904-06:002009-11-21T00:15:54.904-06:00Ha ha, "Crazy Steve". That is exactly wh...Ha ha, "Crazy Steve". That is exactly what this Batman in this comic is: Crazy & Creepy.<br /><br />How could Frank Miller mess Batman up, into a violent and cruel creep?<br /><br />I guess he was "Dense or Retarded".Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-20264167291432529132009-11-20T12:32:01.875-06:002009-11-20T12:32:01.875-06:00you know when i went to one of my regular book sto...you know when i went to one of my regular book store i actually found a graphic novel of all 10 issue of Crazy Steve and robian all-star.i looked in it and i asw crazy steve putting dick grayson age 12 in the batcave to survive by eating rats and gets mad at alfred by giving him food.and you know i think Lewis youre going to have to give bats a new name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-67975205455249635932009-11-17T16:14:13.694-06:002009-11-17T16:14:13.694-06:00Yeah, that's a definite Negativo, there, tj.Yeah, that's a definite Negativo, there, tj.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943968483542486623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-68020783962986796292009-11-17T14:25:31.829-06:002009-11-17T14:25:31.829-06:00um.... noum.... noLolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5809126056034906096.post-24772020869360286812009-11-16T23:12:59.560-06:002009-11-16T23:12:59.560-06:00LOL nice vid.
I don't really mind the sexism....LOL nice vid.<br /><br />I don't really mind the sexism. She's hot so who cares Am I right?tjnoreply@blogger.com